A narrative review of the construct of hedonic hunger and its measurement by the Power of Food Scale

HM Espel‐Huynh, AF Muratore… - Obesity science & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The term 'hedonic hunger'refers to one's preoccupation with and desire to
consume foods for the purposes of pleasure and in the absence of physical hunger. The …

Ineffectiveness of commercial weight-loss programs for achieving modest but meaningful weight loss: systematic review and meta-analysis

SM McEvedy, G Sullivan-Mort… - Journal of health …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This study collates existing evidence regarding weight loss among overweight but otherwise
healthy adults who use commercial weight-loss programs. Systematic search of 3 databases …

Association between hedonic hunger and body-mass index versus obesity status

G Ribeiro, M Camacho, O Santos, C Pontes, S Torres… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Obesity-associated differences in hedonic hunger, while consistently reported, have not
been adequately quantified, with most studies failing to demonstrate strong correlations …

Changes in hedonic hunger and food reward after a similar weight loss induced by a very low‐energy diet or bariatric surgery

MI Aukan, IØ Brandsæter, S Skårvold, G Finlayson… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The aim of this study was to compare changes in hedonic hunger and food reward
in individuals with severe obesity achieving 10% to 15% weight loss with a very low‐energy …

Attention with a mindful attitude attenuates subjective appetitive reactions and food intake following food-cue exposure

N Fisher, P Lattimore, P Malinowski - Appetite, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Excessive energy intake that contributes to overweight and obesity is arguably
driven by pleasure associated with the rewarding properties of energy-dense palatable …

Improving assessment of the spectrum of reward-related eating: the RED-13

AE Mason, U Vainik, M Acree, AJ Tomiyama… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
A diversity of scales capture facets of reward-related eating (RRE). These scales assess
food cravings, uncontrolled eating, addictive behavior, restrained eating, binge eating, and …

Associations between hedonic hunger and BMI during a two-year behavioural weight loss trial

BR Mead, EJ Boyland, P Christiansen, JCG Halford… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Objective Prospective studies on relationships between hedonic hunger and BMI (Body
Mass Index) during weight management are lacking. This study examined if hedonic hunger …

Food liking but not wanting decreases after controlled intermittent or continuous energy restriction to≥ 5% weight loss in women with overweight/obesity

P Oustric, K Beaulieu, N Casanova, D O'Connor… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Food reward (ie, liking and wanting) has been shown to decrease after different types of
weight management interventions. However, it is unknown whether specific dietary …

Randomized Controlled Trial of Effects of Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment on Food Cue Reactivity

AM Chao, TA Wadden, W Cao, Y Zhou… - Nursing …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background It is not known whether behavioral weight loss can attenuate blood oxygen
level-dependent responses to food stimuli. Objectives This randomized controlled trial …

Food reward sensitivity, impulsivity, and weight change during and after a 3-month weight loss program

KM Ross, A Eastman, UA Ugwoaba, KE Demos, J Lillis… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Greater sensitivity to food rewards and higher levels of impulsivity (and an
interaction between these variables, termed “reinforcement pathology”) have been …